The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-06-23

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The. cotton, warehouse Of the Camper.
down Factory, in the city Of Greenville,
Vas struck by lightning on Tuesday night
sst O.25 O'Clock ,and destroyed bys FIRE.
Tie house contained LOG bales Of cotton,
valued { at s55,ooo, and was Ensured for
$45,000.
The first cotton bloom for the season
. has been placed on our table by Mr.. a. M.
Geer, prosperous and energetic young
farmer of Broadway Township. 1t
bloomed on Saturday, 18th inst The
stalk is about eighteen inches high, and
Mr.. Geer says he has seven acres just
like it. : 6 8
There is on exhibition at John NJ. Hub
bard & Bros store large crayon draw
ing Of Rev. ]. ". Wolling, which is pro-
nounced by all who have seen 1t an excel
lent likeness and fine piece of work.
The drawing is the work of our young
friend, John Norris, who certainly has
fine talent as an artist.
Messrs, Barton q Townsend have closed
contract with Mr.. -Baylis Cooley for the
building of large dwelling house on his
plantation in the lower portion of the
County, together with other outbuildings,
in which there will be used at least forty
five thousand feet of lumber.
Last Tuesday morning, at 8 o'clock, the
Office OF the Keowee Courier and the law
Offices of Messrs. Keith, Werner, Gibson
and Dendy, at ,Walhalla, were destroyed
by fire, nothing being saved except few
books from the Office Of Maj. Dendy.
Theee is evidence that the fire was of an
incendiary origin.
A countryman came into the city last
Saturday with basket of nineteen chick
ems. A merchant met him and offered to
take the lot at IA cents apiece. The coun-
tryman said he could not take that for
them, wherenpon the merchant offered
him $3.50 for the lot. The countryman
Immediately accepted the offer, and the
merchant took the chickens.
.
Anderson needs whooping up, pushing
and booming, and WON'T get it otherwise
than,by The. united labors Of her own peo-
pie. Weshpnld wake up, and not spend
any more time in f5olishness or sleeping.
There are many things We ought to have,
but irst of all let Us build cotton facto-
~. It canabe done il our people will
only unite their efforts to do so.
List Of letters remaining in the Post
Office for the week ending June 22nd.
Persons calling for these letters will please
say they. are advertised: Mrs. Bette Bal
ley, w. a. Chancellor, William Calhoun,
James Hicks, Mrs. Rosa Xix, NJ. ]. John
son, Miss An saems, Mrs. Angeline Gei-
son, Mrs. Kennedy Jones, G. w. Marshall,
Harre Ones, G. J. Reed, w. D. Wright,
Miss Carrie Williams.
The Winnie Davis Waltz, composed
by MI. Jno Baseler of Richmond, Va.
and dedicated to Miss Winnie Davis, the
Daughter Of the Confederacy," has just
been published by Messrs: ID.
Moses q Co, of Richmond. The compost
tion possesses the excellencies Of orginali-
Ety, sinpHcity, and beauty, and is undoubt-
edly destined to become exceedingly
popular. It has four numbers, besides the
introduction and coda. Price IS cents,
post paid to any address.
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{ Last Friday there were number of the
leading colored men Of the County in the
city for the purpose of consulting as to
the best manner of aiding the Prohibition
cause. It was decided to have public
mesting about the latter part Of July,
when the people will not be 80 busy. We
are glad to know Of the colored people
taking an interest in this question, and
hope every colored man in the County
Swili be present at the meeting contem-
plated, due notice of which will be given.
There seems to exist q competition
among the smaller boys e5sto who can SO.
cure the largest number and the greatest
variety of birds eggs, and consequently
there is going on q wholesale robbery of
birds nests. This should be stopped, for
with an increase Of birds there certainly
must follow q; decrease Of insects. As in
lsects Of various Kinds are ON the increase,
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